Portland, you are in for a wild ride. Those who’ve seen Cabaret before already know what’s in store, although trust me you will want to see this version. But if you’ve never seen this Broadway behemoth, well, you just haven’t lived.

The Portland version of the Kit Kat Klub opened on Sept. 25 and runs through Oct. 21 (extended to Nov. 4th, must mean tickets are selling out!) at the Portland Center Stage right nearby in the Pearl District smack in the middle of great Portland restaurants and shopping. And mere minutes from Hotel deLuxe. You can be brushing your teeth in your room at 7:15 and watching Sally Bowles kick up her heels at 7:30.

This has to be among the most-seen musicals of all time, and this production is sure to be one of the theater highlights this fall. Two reasons why you need to see this particular performance, 1- it’s at the new Gerding Theater at the Portland Armory, which if you haven’t been -you must go. 2- Sally Bowles will be played by none other than Portland’s Storm Large, who most will remember from Rock Star Supernova, but if you are a true Portlander you would know from her performances at Dante’s in her band Storm Large and the Balls.

To lift the title from a song in Act I, I think a night at Cabaret would be “Perfectly Marvelous”.

Ta ta,

Emily